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Step-by-Step Installation: RealScaler - ESGRAN Upscaler

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and use RealScaler, powered by RealESRGAN technology. Let’s be clear upfront: this isn’t a professional-grade tool. However, it does have some unique features, like the ability to upscale and enhance GIFs—a rare find in most video software. It’s also a simple option for basic photo and video improvements, which could be helpf...

RealScaler - GIF, Video, Image Upscaler

RealScaler is a Windows app powered by RealESRGAN AI to enhance, upscale and de-noise photos and video. Best for social media and small projects.

Not the best Upscaler in the world but certainly worth playing around with. It works fast so I would suggest turning up the settings (especially the ESRGAN) to the maximum.

Note: This is NOT a professional grade upscaler. Do not use this ...

Comfy Tutorials: Learning the Two Installation Types (Beginner-Friendly!)

Welcome to Comfy Tutorials!

In this video, we break down the two types of installations you’ll encounter when getting started with Comfy. Designed specifically for new users, this guide keeps things simple and easy to follow, helping you build confidence without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you're setting things up for the first time or just want to make sure you're on the right track,...

The Upcoming AI Boon - Stargate and the U.S. Governments $100B investment

Three major business leaders—SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison—joined President 2025-01-22 00:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Get Going Fast

Open Source Software: FluxGym, SDForge, LTX
Animation: Cognibuild.ai
Website: www.cognibuild.ai / getgoingfast.pro
Music: Jim Day & the Better Stories
Song: Street Beet
Website: www.daysinging.com

TikTok Ban Takes Place

The popular video-sharing app, used by 170 million Americans, went dark late Saturday after TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company announced that they will make their services “temporarily unavailable.”

Shortly before 11 p.m., US users were greeted with a message that said: “Sorry TikTok isn’t available right now” and the site was otherwise unusable.

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MiniMaxAI Goes Open-Source: We Chat with Google AI Studio’s LLM About What it Means

MiniMaxAI has officially gone open-source, and we’re breaking it all down in a fascinating chat with Google AI Studio’s LLM! From the revolutionary Lightning Attention Mask to the mind-boggling 6,000+ pages of context, and the game-changing opportunities for large and small developers alike, we explore how this move could reshape the AI landscape. We also dive into the potential of future q...

SVFR: AI Video Upscaling: Enhancing Low-Res Footage (Step-by-Step Installation Tutorial)

In this video we walk you step-by-step through the installation process of SVFR: a new framework designed for face restoration in videos, offering several features including face restoration (BFR), colorization, inpainting (removal), and optimization. It operates at a resolution of 512x512, making it suitable for improving the visual quality of video footage while keeping processing manageable....

SVFR: Generalized Video Face Restoration (INSTALLER)

SVFR: A Unified Framework for Generalized Video Face Restoration

SVFR is a new framework designed for face restoration in videos, offering several features including face restoration (BFR), colorization, inpainting (removal), and optimization. It operates at a resolution of 512x512, making it suitable for improving the visual quality of video footage while keeping process...

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Court ruled the ban did not violate the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the TikTok ban passed by Congress could go into effect this weekend, saying it did not violate the First Amendment. 

In an unassigned opinion, the court ruled that Congress was justified in passing the ban because of concerns about the Chinese government using TikTok to harvest the private data of millions of Americans. If China-based ByteDance ...

Specs for the NVIDIA 500 series

GeForce RTX 5090 vs. GeForce RTX 4090: 2X faster gaming performance with DLSS 4. 30% faster rasterized or raw gaming performance. 40% performance uplift for creator tasks.

GeForce RTX 5080 vs. GeForce RTX 4080: 2X faster gaming performance with DLSS 4. 15% faster rasterized or raw gaming performance. 15% performance uplift for creator tasks.

2025-01-17 14:07:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Creating Optical Illusion Images: Step-by-step Tutorial

In this video, we explore how to create stunning optical illusion images using SDForge and ComfyUI. This technology has been around for a while, but it remains as fascinating and fun as ever—especially for those just diving into it. We'll show you how simple it is to get started by downloading a few key models and placing them in the correct locations.

This tutorial breaks down the proc...

Real-Time Chat with an AI: Exploring NVIDIA's New DLSS Update for 300 & 400 Series GPUs

In this video you will learn what DSLL and Frame generation, what to realistically expect from the is update, and how it impact your NVIDIA video card. To explore the topic we use cutting-edge technology of Google Notebook LLM to hold a real-time conversation with an AI voice assistant about NVIDIA’s latest update for 300 and 400 series GPUs. The AI answers in real-time, making this a fascina...

Huge News for Older GPU Users: Nvidia Unlocks More Power for AI Tasks with DLSS 4!

• Improved Performance: DLSS 4's advanced upscaling and Frame Generation enhancements allow for faster processing times, which can directly benefit AI inference tasks by speeding up workflows.
  
• Extended Usability for Older GPUs: RTX 2000 and 3000 series GPUs, previously limited to DLSS 2, now gain access to DLSS 4, extending their viability for hi...
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Why Python 3.12 Isn’t Working (And Why We Keep Installing It Anyway)

Python 3.12 is causing issues for some users, but for some reason, people keep installing it. In this quick chat, I’ll break down why it’s not working for everyone—whether it’s compatibility problems, bugs, or something else—and why it keeps showing up on your computer. It’s a fast look at what’s going on, why it’s still getting so much attention, and how it keeps sneaking onto ...

Jim Day & the Better Stories - Coeur d'Alene

Made with Flux, Hunyuan ip2v, OpenShot, CapCut

Album: The Jillian Suite
Song: Coeur d'Alene
Artist: Jim Day & the Better Stories
Genre: Country Pop
Website: www.daysinging.com jimday.bandcamp.com Spotify: 2025-01-15 10:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Jim Day & the Better Stories - When There's Nothing to Say (Music Video)

Single: When There's Nothing to Say
Artist: Jim Day & the Better Stories
Genre: Country Folk
Website: www.daysinging.com
                 jimday.bandcamp.com
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First open criticism of the new DIGITS Home AI supercomputer

The criticism seems to lay around the use of fp4...

NVIDIA Cosmos Explained: Revolutionizing AI Training + Step-by-Step ComfyUI Installation

NVIDIA Cosmos is a powerful new tool that helps developers create custom datasets for AI training using synthetic data. Trained on over 20 million hours of video and 200 trillion(!) tokens, Cosmos simulates real-world physics and creates realistic environments. This simplifies the process of tagging and categorizing objects and spaces in videos—like identifying safe zones and obstacles—to t...

NVIDIA Cosmos™ (AI-Powered World Builder): ComfyUI Installer

NVIDIA Cosmos™ gives professionals the ability to create and train advanced AI systems for robotics and self-driving cars. By generating synthetic data trained on over 2 trillion tokens, Cosmos can create real world environments from which businesses and individuals can train automated AI unites (ie. robots). While you may not be using the full production-level models, you’ll get a look at ...

The Era of Home Supercomputers is Coming

"Nobody really expected Nvidia to release something like the GB10. After all, why would a tech company that transformed itself into the most valuable firm ever by selling parts that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, suddenly decide to sell an entire system for a fraction of the price?"

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1/10/04 - SD Weekly Roundup - Key Highlights and Update

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Flux + GGUF: Stunning Images Even on Lower-VRAM PCs (+ Model Manager)

Flux has stood the test of time as one of the best tools for generating stunning, high-quality images for your creative projects. Even if you’re working with a low-VRAM setup, Flux has you covered thanks to GGUF-quantized models, which make it possible to create amazing visuals on systems with limited resources.

Whether you’re new to Flux or looking for ways to make it work on your sy...

Flux GGUF Model Manager & Controlnet Installer

Hey everyone! Flux has been around for a while, and it's still the best way to generate high-quality images for all your projects. To make things even easier, I’ve created a Model Manager that lets you easily download and explore GGUF quantized models that will allow you to better manage your precious space.

With LTX i2v and the demand for high-quality images growing, Flux is still your...

Yo Tengo Dos Senoritas - Lip Sync

Made with Flux, LTX, LatentSync, and Suno com
Music by: Jim Day & the Better Stories
Song: Dos Senoritas
#flux #aivideos #aishorts #viral

Stop Struggling: Quick & Easy Triton Installation on Windows

Triton is a key dependency for many AI libraries and frameworks, enabling high-performance computation for deep learning models. However, installing Triton on Windows can be tricky, as it often requires the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which can be a roadblock for many users. In this video, we'll show you a quick and easy way to download a custom-made Windows .whl file and install it in a...

LatentSync: Revolutionizing Open-Source Lip Sync from Linux to Windows—Made Simple!

LatentSync is a game-changer for anyone interested in lip-syncing! Using advanced audio-conditioned diffusion models, it syncs audio to video like never before, creating smooth and accurate results. What sets it apart is its ability to directly handle complex audio-visual relationships, avoiding the usual pitfalls of older methods. Plus, with the innovative Temporal REPresentation Alignment (TR...

Livestream Tutorial: Using Multiple Open-Source Tools for LipSync Advertising Workflow

🎙️ Hey friends! In this livestream, I’ll show you how I use multiple software tools to create a workflow for generating lip-sync animations for advertising. We'll be using four open-source applications: Hunyuan (w/LoRA), F5-TTS PLUS, OpenShot, LatentSync Feel free to ask questions along the way!

The Hunyuan workflow sued can be found here:
2025-01-09 10:07:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Get Going Fast

Personally trained LoRA w/ FluxGym and LTX i2v (image to video) and LatentSync . And you can do it too!

All the software you need to Get Going Fast! AI .. what an excellent hobby!

Cracking the ImageFX: How to Get AI Image Generators to Create What You REALLY Want

*This was originally posted on Reddit by u/aryogustave*

Hey everyone,

So, I've been experimenting with AI image generators lately, and let me tell you, it's been a wild ride. I've been trying to push the boundaries a bit, and I've learned a few things about how to get these systems to produce the kind of images that aren't exactly in their "comfort zone." I'm talking about the stu...